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Editorial
. 2015 Aug 7;10(8):1321-3.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.07260715. Epub 2015 Jul 23.

Timing of Dialysis Initiation-Do Health Care Setting or Provider Incentives Matter?

Venkat Ramanathan  1 , Wolfgang C Winkelmayer  2
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Timing of Dialysis Initiation-Do Health Care Setting or Provider Incentives Matter?

Venkat Ramanathan et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
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Keywords: dialysis; economic analysis; outcomes.

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